Continuation of the explanation of the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas, namely his saying: (And an eye that spent the night guarding in the cause of Allah), and clarification of the usages of the phrase: "in the cause of Allah."

The Shaykh: It remains to give a simple explanation of the second sentence; which is his saying - peace and blessings be upon him - : .
We must remember that this phrase is a noun and its genitive modifier. When it is used in the Noble Qur'an and in authentic hadiths, it must be interpreted as jihad in the cause of Allah; meaning fighting in the cause of Allah. I say this for reasons, among which is that this phrase sometimes comes to mean intentionally, and "in the cause of Allah" sometimes comes to mean more than fighting in the cause of Allah against the disbelievers; that a person does a deed for Allah - Mighty and Majestic - whatever the deed may be; even if it is in the way of traveling on earth and journeying to obtain his sustenance and the sustenance of his family and children through lawful means. This - also - is sometimes called in the Shari'ah "in the cause of Allah," but there must be a context, such as the hadith narrated by al-Tabarani and others that the Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him - was sitting one day with his Companions around him when a young man, strong and vigorous, passed by them. The Companions were pleased with him when they saw him, so they wished that it were in the cause of Allah. What is the meaning of their saying "in the cause of Allah"? The original meaning is jihad in the cause of Allah. So he said to them - peace and blessings be upon him - he said: .
This phrase clarified for us that the Messenger - peace and blessings be upon him - intended here the general meaning, but because this context was found, the answer of the Messenger to the Companions: "If this were in the cause of Allah," he clarified for us that he intended that this departure in seeking sustenance for his parents, his children, and himself - also - is in the cause of Allah. So on this occasion, "in the cause of Allah" here means in the pleasure of Allah - Mighty and Majestic -; so it is a broader meaning than what usually comes in such a text and others, including the saying of the Companions: "If this were in the cause of Allah." So when such a phrase comes to us or appears before us, what is the meaning that we should derive from it? Is it the broader meaning or the specific meaning? The specific meaning. "In the cause of Allah" means in jihad, meaning in fighting the disbelievers in the cause of Allah - Mighty and Majestic -.
And in reality, I aim behind this explanation to draw attention to the interpretation of a hadith, and it is better for me to say: to the interpretation of an innovator - meaning: an innovator in religion - in the interpretation of the verse on the expenditures of zakah: to the end of the verse, and at its end ... .